Explore the Family Name Bozzo

The meaning of Bozzo

Italian: from an ancient Germanic personal name Boz(z)o. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Gino, Luigi, Aldo, Alessandra, Angelo, Biagio, Fedele, Natale, Paolo, Salvatore, Santino, Vito.

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How common is the last name Bozzo in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bozzo has seen a slight shift in its popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 26,394th but fell to 27,354th by 2010, marking a 3.64 percent decrease. Nevertheless, the count of people with this surname increased from 870 in 2000 to 883 in 2010, which indicates a growth rate of approximately 1.49 percent. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, the frequency of the Bozzo surname slightly decreased from 0.32 to 0.3, a reduction of 6.25 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,394	#27,354	-3.64%
Count	870	883	1.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.3	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bozzo

Concerning ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals bearing the Bozzo surname identified as White, with 91.15 percent in 2000 and 90.49 percent in 2010. The Hispanic representation also saw an increase from 7.24 percent in 2000 to 8.27 percent in 2010, marking a rise of 14.23 percent. Interestingly, in 2010, there was a new appearance of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity at 0.68 percent, which was not present in 2000's census data. Conversely, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 0.92 percent in 2000. No changes were observed in the Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.15%	90.49%	-0.72%
Hispanic	7.24%	8.27%	14.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.68%	0%
Two or More Races	0.92%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%